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Breaking news, company moves, economic trends, and the deals shaping Greater Baton Rouge and the Capital Region.

The end of LIBOR could change your business loan payments

It's time to pull out those loan documents from your bank, because an upcoming...

COVID-19 vaccinations moving slowly at Louisiana’s nursing homes.

Louisiana's work to vaccinate nursing home residents and employees against COVID-19 is moving slowly...

Capital Area Promise makes progress on college readiness, aims to tackle teacher shortage

Over the past two-and-a-half years, the Capital Area Promise—a joint initiative among Baton Rouge’s...

Planning Commission to hold special meeting on Amazon plans for Cortana site

Plans for an Amazon regional distribution center on the site of the former Cortana Mall are moving forward.

Old North American Motors property at Airline, I-12 sells

The old North American Motors property on Airline Highway, at Interstate 12, has sold to a Baton Rouge businessman.

10,000 US stores forecast to close in 2021

One retail research and advisory group predicts as many as 10,000 stores could close...
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Drilling restrictions will hit Gulf harder than other regions, expert says

President Joe Biden’s temporary halt to drilling on federal lands leaves the vast majority...

JR Ball: Steve Carter-a life well lived

Steve Carter—a gracious man with mesmerizing blue eyes, a cherubic face, that devilish grin and a personality that could fill Tiger Stadium—was a Pied Piper of living large, laughing through life in a minivan and collecting friends along the way.

Woman’s Hospital among growing number of organizations to hire diversity consultants

Woman’s Hospital is among a growing number of organizations locally and nationally to hire...

Have Baton Rouge’s female-owned businesses been hit harder by the pandemic?

It’s been well documented that the pandemic has hit female workers and women-owned businesses...
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